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Greenpeace is not a charity

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by SadButMadLad on May 11, 2011

Over in New Zealand it’s been decided, at High Court level no less, that Greenpeace is not a charity. They do too much lobbying and their political activity is not in keeping with a charity. Many of their activities are also potentially illegal which is a further reason for them not be a charity.

However they still do the same potentially illegal activities as their NZ brothers and sisters. Now that taking bribes is a criminal act it seems that UK companies doing stuff which is legal in the foreign jurisdiction (or at least not illegal) means that they can still be taken to court for their offshore activities.

Does anyone think that Greenpeace’s activities deserve such action? What about stuff that is illegal in the foriegn country, should UK companies be take to court even though they haven’t committed the crime here in the UK?

Our Gaia, which art in The Treasury Dissembling be thy name Give us this day our energy bill hype Forgive us our cynicism As we don’t forgive the bastards who want to kill granny with hypothermia Let us keep our vehicles For they provide you with unlimited funds and autocratic control For ever and ever Harm-men (& women)

“What about stuff that is illegal in the foriegn country, should UK companies be take to court even though they haven’t committed the crime here in the UK?” A fine principle is being established here – globalisation of law. There should be no escape for criminals, purely on the basis that they live within different jurisdictions. So when can we expect the first women to be stoned to death in England, for having committed adultery or for having been raped within an Islamic jurisdiction?

I think the principle, and it’s one that has been established for at least one hundred and fifty years, is that if ‘persons’ domiciled in the UK commit certain offences anywhere in the world, they may be held to account for them in the UK. The offences include murder, certain sexual offences and now forms of bribery.